• New today in the Prudence and the Crow shop is this First Edition of Stephen King's Misery. Guild Publishing 1987. Hardback. Original dust cover. Blue board with gilt detailing to spine. Really great photo of Stephen King on the back cover. £14 including postage within the UK. International postage available. Link in bio. #stephenking #misery #firstedition #vintagebooks #vintagehorror #booksforsale #booksubscriptionbox #patcbox #prudenceandthecrow
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    New today in the Prudence and the Crow shop is this First Edition of Stephen King's Misery. Guild Publishing 1987. Hardback. Original dust cover. Blue board with gilt detailing to spine. Really great photo of Stephen King on the back cover. £14 including postage within the UK. International postage available. Link in bio. #stephenking #misery #firstedition #vintagebooks #vintagehorror #booksforsale #booksubscriptionbox #patcbox #prudenceandthecrow
  • I love, love a Locked-Room Mystery, and I didn't hesitate for a second when I saw the cover of this, The Honjin Murders, by Seishi Yokomizo, and those words, locked room mystery, and so, here it is. I haven't read any straight-up Japanese detective fiction that I can think of, and I am more than ready to begin - and in the first few pages alone, I see it is that gift, the self-aware detective story (e.g. Paul Temple, Wells & Wong, Sherlock Holmes) and I have to stop writing this post now so I can continue! ~P . #booksbooksbooks #japanesefiction #amreading #seishiyokomizo #murdermystery #classicfiction #detectivesocietyforever #detectivestory #pushkinpress #newbook #bookcover #bookstagram #januaryreads
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    I love, love a Locked-Room Mystery, and I didn't hesitate for a second when I saw the cover of this, The Honjin Murders, by Seishi Yokomizo, and those words, locked room mystery, and so, here it is. I haven't read any straight-up Japanese detective fiction that I can think of, and I am more than ready to begin - and in the first few pages alone, I see it is that gift, the self-aware detective story (e.g. Paul Temple, Wells & Wong, Sherlock Holmes) and I have to stop writing this post now so I can continue! ~P . #booksbooksbooks #japanesefiction #amreading #seishiyokomizo #murdermystery #classicfiction #detectivesocietyforever #detectivestory #pushkinpress #newbook #bookcover #bookstagram #januaryreads
  • Good morning, all! Happy #socksunday - honestly the one #bookish hashtag I can generally keep up with, and we've been doing it for years, so why stop?! Today I was after a quick, but complete read, and Muriel Spark appeared in my hand as she often does. I've not read Not to Disturb to my knowledge, and what better time than a murky, too-warm-for-January (but I'm still wearing my winter bear onesie because it's JANUARY) Sunday morning to engage with a curiously disturbing novel? I've most enjoyed Spark's work in radio adaptation - I find it makes the best of her biting prose and smooth dialogue - but this should be an interesting start to the day. . Also shown - beautiful Japanese Moomin dish the Crow received from a dear friend for Christmas (with dates that I got for Christmas XD) - and coffee, because coffee. Love a bookish breakfast. . Here at #patchq we're in full January boxing mode, ready to get going with the first despatch of the new decade! It's been wonderful to have so many new subscribers and gift recipients this year - as ever, we love your questionnaires and getting to know readers new and old. And we welcomed back some old friends of PatC too - it's funny, because we handwrite our envelopes and labels, and, of course, because we're a bespoke service, we remember so many more people than you might imagine (unless you're a teacher and well aware how the human mind can hold thousands of names!) - the older our little business gets, the lovelier it is to see people return, pop in and out, or come for something specific, like in their birthday month, or for a holiday read. Whatever your vintage reading requirements, we're here for you! Right, here's to Sunday and a good book (and then chores, but definitely book first!) 💕📚☕ ~P #murielspark #penguinbooks #orangepenguin #vintagebookbox #amreading #sundaymornings #bookstagram #booksandcoffee #aurinkokirjajakahvia #muumi #amabro #moominplate #moomins #booksbooksbooks #bookoftheday
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    Good morning, all! Happy #socksunday - honestly the one #bookish hashtag I can generally keep up with, and we've been doing it for years, so why stop?! Today I was after a quick, but complete read, and Muriel Spark appeared in my hand as she often does. I've not read Not to Disturb to my knowledge, and what better time than a murky, too-warm-for-January (but I'm still wearing my winter bear onesie because it's JANUARY) Sunday morning to engage with a curiously disturbing novel? I've most enjoyed Spark's work in radio adaptation - I find it makes the best of her biting prose and smooth dialogue - but this should be an interesting start to the day. . Also shown - beautiful Japanese Moomin dish the Crow received from a dear friend for Christmas (with dates that I got for Christmas XD) - and coffee, because coffee. Love a bookish breakfast. . Here at #patchq we're in full January boxing mode, ready to get going with the first despatch of the new decade! It's been wonderful to have so many new subscribers and gift recipients this year - as ever, we love your questionnaires and getting to know readers new and old. And we welcomed back some old friends of PatC too - it's funny, because we handwrite our envelopes and labels, and, of course, because we're a bespoke service, we remember so many more people than you might imagine (unless you're a teacher and well aware how the human mind can hold thousands of names!) - the older our little business gets, the lovelier it is to see people return, pop in and out, or come for something specific, like in their birthday month, or for a holiday read. Whatever your vintage reading requirements, we're here for you! Right, here's to Sunday and a good book (and then chores, but definitely book first!) 💕📚☕ ~P #murielspark #penguinbooks #orangepenguin #vintagebookbox #amreading #sundaymornings #bookstagram #booksandcoffee #aurinkokirjajakahvia #muumi #amabro #moominplate #moomins #booksbooksbooks #bookoftheday
  • Happy New Year to you all, and happy '20s! Or at least, here's the '20s, anyway... It seems best to start the decade with a favourite - looking back through our Instagram I felt like I'd neglected the #patclibrary a little recently, and, after all, we are a vintage paperback subscription box, so I thought I'd pull one of my favourite editions of one of my favourite vintage paperbacks - here's my mum's Penguin Classics edition of John Wyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos, which I absolutely adore. I love all Wyndham's books (in looking the year of publication - 1957 - up for this post, I saw Margaret Atwood described them as cosy catastrophes which is excellent, because on the face, yes, but beneath, utterly disturbing) and I think this has everything he does best; the stern narrator, the incredible detail, the charismatic jeopardy, and the unnerving sense of possibility. It's possibly best known for the Village of the Dammed film, but I do utterly recommend the book for pretty much anyone, even if you don't usually enjoy sf/horror - I think it has something for most. That said, it's a while since I've read it myself, so, with a nice cup of tea and a biscuit (biscuits from @littlebiscuitbox on Etsy - in no way an ad, just, I bought Crow some for Christmas and they are not only highly photogenic, they're absolutely delicious!), I might just fit a few chapters in with my lunchtime. . What was your first read of the New Year? I'm so happy to have the fresh start, I feel very ready to dig through books old and new I've been wanting to visit for ages! . In the #patcbox world we're now closed for January, but we're open for February! Welcome to all our new subscribers - it's wonderful to have you on board, and we hope you'll love our January choices for you all. Here's hoping you're all, new and old, as well as can be - wishing you all the best for 2020! ~P . #bookstagram #penguinbooks #orangepenguin #johnwyndham #midwichcuckoos #scifireads #sciencefiction #vintagebooks #booksandtea #booksandbiscuits #newyearsread #bookish #geekreads
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    Happy New Year to you all, and happy '20s! Or at least, here's the '20s, anyway... It seems best to start the decade with a favourite - looking back through our Instagram I felt like I'd neglected the #patclibrary a little recently, and, after all, we are a vintage paperback subscription box, so I thought I'd pull one of my favourite editions of one of my favourite vintage paperbacks - here's my mum's Penguin Classics edition of John Wyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos, which I absolutely adore. I love all Wyndham's books (in looking the year of publication - 1957 - up for this post, I saw Margaret Atwood described them as cosy catastrophes which is excellent, because on the face, yes, but beneath, utterly disturbing) and I think this has everything he does best; the stern narrator, the incredible detail, the charismatic jeopardy, and the unnerving sense of possibility. It's possibly best known for the Village of the Dammed film, but I do utterly recommend the book for pretty much anyone, even if you don't usually enjoy sf/horror - I think it has something for most. That said, it's a while since I've read it myself, so, with a nice cup of tea and a biscuit (biscuits from @littlebiscuitbox on Etsy - in no way an ad, just, I bought Crow some for Christmas and they are not only highly photogenic, they're absolutely delicious!), I might just fit a few chapters in with my lunchtime. . What was your first read of the New Year? I'm so happy to have the fresh start, I feel very ready to dig through books old and new I've been wanting to visit for ages! . In the #patcbox world we're now closed for January, but we're open for February! Welcome to all our new subscribers - it's wonderful to have you on board, and we hope you'll love our January choices for you all. Here's hoping you're all, new and old, as well as can be - wishing you all the best for 2020! ~P . #bookstagram #penguinbooks #orangepenguin #johnwyndham #midwichcuckoos #scifireads #sciencefiction #vintagebooks #booksandtea #booksandbiscuits #newyearsread #bookish #geekreads